Lacquered beef short rib with noodles, spring onion and red peppers
Daily Maverick | 07.07.2026 17:00
Lacquering, in cuisine, is the technique of cooking meat (chicken, duck or pork, chiefly) in a sauce that includes sugar of some kind, often honey, so that it attains a glossy sheen. When other ingredients that imbue colour are added, the dish gains additional visual appeal, as well as the impact on the palate.
